Time management is a special topic in a university town. If you are a student or faculty, very often your work is solo. And you have near term projects that can steal time from long term projects. Team work and deadlines are partial solutions to this problem, but still... This page is for any good approaches to this timeless ;-) topic.
Get enough sleep
There are twenty four hours in a day and out of this number of hours, we are meant to work as well as rest. The way we manage sleep and rest can as well tell on our productivity. We often deprive ourselves of required sleep in order to achieve set goals and this is quite a necessity at certain times. Sleep can suffer when a goal is set to be achieved! However, it is important to know that sleep is a vital indicator of overall health and well-being for humans Source. But what if we are able to manage our time in such a way that we are able to achieve whatever it is we set to achieve without having to reduce the number of hours required to rest? The ability to manage our time effectively within several activities is a critical skill that must be diligently cultivated.
Admit you're procrastinating, forgive yourself for it, and then quit it
While rest is crucial, one practice that seem to be common to many is procrastination which has constantly been the major impediment to adequate management of time for most people. Procrastination in a simple term is putting off what should be done today till tomorrow, or never. Maybe it's also a way of blaming the victim, because what's behind procrastination might be: utter confusion ... lack of sleep (see above) ... poor diet ... but then also, ... not understanding time management!
Use online tools
Procrastination can certainly be aided and abetted using online tools (gaming, anyone?). But you could also be using tols that help with time management. The following are some online sources with help on how to manage your time effectively in order to achieve higher level of productivity:
Make a list. Refer to it. Repeat as needed.
Schedule your days, your half days, your hours, maybe even your minutes
If you had to do something really awful, could you stand to do it for 15 minutes? Try it. Even your dissertation! And yes there's a book by that name.
Eat well
It's easier to manage time on a full stomach. And that doesn't mean candy bars. Eat like your great-grandmother would want you to. Three squares. Regularly. Before or after a big deadline (one that you meet!) treat yourself to Maize or Black Dog or any other comfort food you can find
